Swift Action On LSD Prods State Laws Across Three States
Four-A Schlonroe World notes California Nevada and New Jersey have passed laws banning LSD use except under supervision. California governor Brown called the drug a growing threat while Leary dismissed the laws as hysterical. The piece highlights crime rates, youth drug use, and calls for swift state action with penalties up to $1,000 fine or one year in jail for possession.
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Nevada
New Jersey
Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles
Los Angelen
Timothy Leary
Nut
Harvard
Leary
Johnson Pushes Campaign Finance Reform to Congress
President Johnson calls for modernization of federal campaign finance laws amid controversy involving Senator Thomas Dodd. The plan limits contributions, requires reporting of all items over $100, spans state and local elections, and offers a $100 deduction per donor. Expected to pass soon, it could cost about $50 million in revenue in the first year.
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Johnson
Congress
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Hhe
Dodd
Humphrey
Johnson halts $750,000 vice president home plan
President Johnson delays building a new official home for Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey after widespread talk of economy. Humphrey, resident in Minnesota and often traveling for the President, said he didn’t need or want a new house. The episode recalls prior comic strip gags about self restraint.
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Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Matt and
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Matt
Humphrey
Minnesota
Backstage clash over anti poverty projects rattles California lawmakers
Democratic congressmen led by Jeffery Cohelan Harlan Hagen and Lionel Van Deerlin clash with Sargent Shriver over how anti poverty funds are allocated in their districts. They demand veto power and prior consultation while Shriver pledges stronger liaison and input but resists a formal veto. The quarrel threatens passage of the 1.7 billion authorization as election-year pressure mounts.
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Sargent Shriver
House Labor Committee
Shriver
Johnson
California
Cross Purposes
University of California
National Farm Workers Association
Jeffery Cohelan
Harlan Hagen
Lionel van Deerlin
Cohelan
House
Appropriations
Anti Poverty
White House
McNamara Aims At Presidency Through Speech Spin
The Pentagon circulated a summary of Defense Secretary McNamara's commencement address amid chatter of a presidential bid. The editorials praise his shift from a hard security image to a philosophical call for peace and national security rooted in improving world relations.
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Defense
McNamara
Chatham College
Pittsburgh
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Montreal
Mary McGrory
Washington Star
New Republic
Life Magazine
The
National Review
Johnson
Humphrey
Kennedy
IBM
United States
Peace Corps
Bible Digest On Tithes And Blessings From Malachi
Passage from Malachi 3 10 urges tithes to the storehouse with promise of divine blessing. The text quotes scripture about giving and receiving and notes ten percent as Godly offerings.
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Malachi
Election Will Make Johnson Take Stand
The approaching congressional elections and President Johnson's dropping popularity push the White House to decide a course in Vietnam. Rostow and McNamara advocate limited aims while peaceniks and liberal lawmakers demand change. Johnson risks alienating both wings as he weighs a decisive policy shift or piecemeal steps amid pressures from Rostow and McNamara.
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Johnson
White House
Viet Nam
J. William Fulbright
Wayne Morse
Bobby Kennedy
Walt W. Rostow
State Department
Rostow
United States
DR. Rostow
Defense
Robert Strange McNamara
Great Britain
Strategic Air Command
Moscow
Vasily Kuznetsov
Kennedy
McNamara
House
Senate
Rostows
McNamaras
Barry Coldwater Attacks Johnson as Big Brother Figure
Barry C Coldwater portrays Lyndon Johnson as Big Brother in a 1966 campaign interview, arguing the president aims for a police state through snooping and central data pools. He cites IRS surveillance devices, sociologist warnings, and a Johnson office mobilizing controls, claiming individual freedom is eroded.
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Lyndon Johnson
George Orwell
United States
Planned Society
Johnson
Big Brother
May 28, 1966 in history and notable births
Almanac notes May 28 as the 148th day of 1966 with 217 remaining. It marks the moon phase between first quarter and full, with Venus Saturn visible in morning and Jupiter in the evening. Notable births include British PM William Pitt born 1759 and the Dionne quintuplets born 1934 near Callander, Ontario.
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United Press International
Jupiter
William Pitt
Callender
Ontario
Monroe Morning World Publisher and staff listing
The Monroe Morning World lists Robel Ewing as publisher with Wilson Ewing as publisher in 1948 and 1942 leaders Robert Wing chairman, H B Willian Johnson son, Jack S Campbell general manager, Edmund G Brown assistant, Jack C Gates executive editor, and Jimmy R Hatten managing editor. It publishes mornings seven days weekly from Monroe Louisiana with Associated Press news and independent, impartial policy.
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Ewing John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe la
the News Star
World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Street
Monroe
Robert Wing
H. Br
Jimmy R. Hatten
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Ranham Company
National Advertising
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Ow Orleans
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angles
Charlotte
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Russell
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